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Rafah crossing opens to 20 aid trucks amid Israeli siege
Al Jazeera, 21 Oct 2023
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Gaza Is a Prison Under Siege. This Is My Letter to the World Outside.
Ahmed Abu Artema, a founder of the Great March of Return, on facing Israel’s genocidal…
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Updates from al Khalil/Hebron
CPT Palestine, October 19, 2023 Since 7 October, our lives have been profoundly disrupted—our daily…
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Veterans For Peace Statement on Hamas-Israel
Veterans For Peace, October 12, 2023
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What More Must the Children of Gaza Suffer?
(Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times) Fadi Abu Shammalah, The New York Times,…
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Wisconsin coalition calls for fair representation of Palestinians
Guest, Milwaukee Independent, Oct 11, 2023 A diverse and broad coalition of Wisconsin-based organizations dedicated…
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“Hostages?” How the U.S. media is distorting the news from Palestine
JAMES NORTH, MONDOWEISS, OCTOBER 9, 2023
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Coulee Region Coalition for Palestinian Rights, Wisconsin
Bob Goonin, CRCPR, October 8, 2023
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Palestinian Organizations Call for a Stop to Israel’s Reprisals against Civilians
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, 8 October 2023
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The West’s hypocrisy towards Gaza’s breakout is stomach-turning
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 8 October 2023
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Palestinian Organizations Call for a Stop to Israel’s Reprisals against Civilians
Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), 08 Oct 2023
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Bowing to BDS pressure
Update: G4S to divest completely from apartheid Israel Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), June 1,…
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Khader Adnan’s Death
A Wake-Up Call for the World’s Conscience May 2, 2023 This morning, Palestinian leader Khader…
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Extreme Israeli group takes root in US with fundraising bid
Jewish radicals convicted of hate crimes are collecting tax-exempt donations from Americans Yosef Haim Ben…
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231 Palestinians were killed this year. These are their stories.
YUMNA PATEL, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 31, 2022
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Salah Hamouri
Salah Hamouri photographed by Alain Bachellier Jonathan Kuttab, Friends of Sabeel North America, December 9,…
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Israel has deported Palestinian lawyer to France
Move constitutes a war crime Medjool, 2022-12-18 Ramallah, 18 December 2022 Today, Sunday, 18 December,…
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Expulsion of Palestinian tests the waters for future deportations
Oren Ziv, +972 Magazine, December 7, 2022
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2022.09.27: Light in Gaza Speaking Tour in Milwaukee
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire American Friends Service Committee, Sep 27, 2022 11/17/22…
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2022.10.29: “You Can Be the Last Leaf” by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat
Maya Abu Al-Hayyat directs the Palestine Writing Workshop on the West Bank. She’ll read poems…
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